
Armine S
Project Manager/Scrum Master
Profile
An Agile professional with a unique blend of international policy expertise, educational leadership, and technical certification, transitioning from academia to Scrum Master. Leveraging a robust background in curriculum development, process improvement, and cross-functional team leadership to drive organizational excellence through Agile methodologies.
Key Transition Strengths:
• Proven track record of transforming complex systems through innovative teaching methodologies and process optimization
• Certified Scrum Master and SAFe Advanced Scrum Master with deep expertise in Lean Six Sigma principles
• Exceptional skills in team building, curriculum design, and organizational alignment that directly translate to Agile project management
• Multilingual professional with international experience in developing collaborative learning environments
Key Skills & Competencies
Country Level Policy Analysis in International Development Context, Agile Project Management, Higher Educational Program Development, Scrum, Lean, Kanban Methodologies, Agile Product Development, University Level Teaching and Training, Curriculum Development/ Instructional Design, Team building and Organizational Alignment, Leadership Development, Lean Process Improvement, Business Analysis.
Professional Experience
UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMY & LAW (UEL), Yerevan, Armenia | 5 years
Professor of English Language
Served as a Professor with distinction for over 5 years, earning recognition as a modernizer of university teaching methodologies and pioneer for utilizing new technologies while teaching and designing curriculums.
Honored with the Gold Medal for high professionalism and a genuine commitment to teaching and delivering exceptional results.
ANDREI SAKHAROV ARCHIVES & HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Cambridge, MA | Summer
Program Assistant
Integrally involved in establishing the Sakharov Archive/Center for the university after it was moved on Harvard University campus from Brandeis University.
Organized all of Andrei Sakharov's personal books into a portable library database and translated his handwritten documents into English to create a better understanding of his devotion to human rights issues.
DESTINATION MATERNITY, Durham, NC | 6 years
Assistant Manager / Sales Supervisor / Sales Associate
Transitioned in a retail management role supporting the Store Manager by assisting with sales training and assuming control of daily operations.
Primarily focused on building a strong sales team and ensuring operations ran at maximum efficiency while meeting and exceeding all organizational goals.
AMAZON.COM Inc. and its Affiliates, VA | 2 years
FC Associate, Virginia, USA
Joined Amazon and thrived in a fast pace metric driven environment by exceeding the individual and site metrics by 20% in the duration of two years. Achieved 100% compliance score on the monthly audits of Amazon, USDA, FDA and CDC’s food safety policies.
Community Experience
ArtSTEM College | 9 Years
Pitched the idea of establishing STEM k-12 school in Armenia to a Business Stakeholder
• Researched and Developed the K-12 curriculum for the School
• Trained the School Leadership
• Incorporating Scrum, Lean, Agile methodologies managed , developed, launched projects, products
Education
Master's Degree in International Development Policy | Duke University, Durham, NC
Master's Degree In Political Science and International Affairs | American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics | University of Economy and Law, Yerevan, Armenia
Other Experience/Awards/Publications
Honored with the Gold Medal for high professionalism and a genuine commitment to teaching and delivering exceptional results.
CERTIFICATIONS
Council for Six Sigma Certifications Certified Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma
Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master and Product Owner
Salesforce Certified Associate
gener8tor Skills Accelerator - Project Management Certificate
SaaSguru Salesforce Business Analyst Certificate
Google Project Management Professional Certificate
IBM IT Scrum Master Professional Certificate
SAFE Trained Leading Agilest, POPM, Advanced Scrum Master